Minneapolis
Millers - Compiled by Stew Thornley |
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1954 - American Association,
78-74, 3rd place - Standings, statistics, and notes follow
game-by-game results |
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Manager:
Bill Rigney |
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*Scheduled
for seven innings |
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Date |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Record |
Notes |
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Th 4/17 |
at Columbus Red Birds |
L 12-13 |
0-1 |
Losing pitcher-Jim
Constable 0-1. Millers were down 13-1
after 6 innings. Grant Dunlap hits 2
home runs, including a grand slam, and drives in 7 runs for the Millers. |
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F 4/18 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Sa 4/19 |
at Columbus |
W 11-7 |
1-0 |
Winning pitcher-Ramon
Monzant 1-0. |
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Su 4/18-1 |
at Charleston Senators |
L 0-1 |
1-2 |
LP-Al Worthington
0-1. |
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*Su 4/18-2 |
at Charleston Senators |
W 2-1 |
2-2 |
WP-Bud Byerly 1-0. |
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M 4/19 |
at Charleston Senators |
L 3-4 (10) |
2-3 |
LP-George Spencer
0-1. |
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Tu 4/20 |
at Charleston Senators |
W 7-4 |
3-3 |
WP-Charley Fowler
1-0. |
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W 4/21 |
at Charleston Senators |
L 7-8 (11) |
3-4 |
LP-Fred Sherkel 0-1. |
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Th 4/22 |
at Toledo Sox |
L 3-10 |
3-5 |
LP-Worthington 0-2. |
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F 4/23 |
at Toledo Sox |
L 3-6 |
3-6 |
LP-Jim Singleton 0-1. |
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Sa 4/24 |
at Toledo Sox |
W 8-4 |
4-6 |
WP-Spencer 1-1. |
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Su 4/25-1 |
at Louisville Colonels |
L 1-10 |
4-7 |
LP-Fowler 1-1. |
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*Su 4/25-2 |
at Louisville Colonels |
L 1-2 |
4-8 |
LP-Sherkel 0-2. |
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M 4/26 |
at Louisville Colonels |
L 3-4 |
4-9 |
LP-Monzant 1-1. |
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Tu 4/27 |
at Louisville Colonels |
W 7-5 |
5-9 |
WP-Alberto Orsorio
1-0. |
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Th 4/29 |
Columbus |
L 2-6 |
5-10 |
LP-Constable 0-2. |
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F 4/30 |
Columbus, rain |
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Sa 5/1 |
Columbus |
L 1-5 |
5-11 |
LP-Byerly 1-1. |
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Su 5/2 |
Charleston, rain |
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M 5/3 |
Charleston, snow and rain |
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Tu 5/4 |
Charleston |
W 8-6 |
6-11 |
WP-Fowler 2-1. |
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W 5/5 |
Charleston |
W 13-2 |
7-11 |
WP-Worthington 1-2. |
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Th 5/6 |
Louisville |
L 4-9 |
7-12 |
LP-Constable 0-3. |
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F 5/7 |
Louisville, cold |
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Sa 5/8 |
Louisville |
W 10-1 |
8-12 |
WP-Al Corwin 1-0. |
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Su 5/9-1 |
Louisville |
W 4-3 |
9-12 |
WP-Spencer 2-1. |
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*Su 5/9-2 |
Louisville |
L 0-4 |
9-13 |
LP-Byerly 1-2. |
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M 5/10 |
Toledo |
W 9-8 |
10-13 |
WP-Worthington 2-2. |
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Tu 5/11 |
Toledo |
W 9-7 |
11-13 |
WP-Constable 1-3. |
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W 5/12 |
Toledo |
L 4-6 |
11-14 |
LP-Fowler 2-2. |
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F 5/14 |
St. Paul Saints |
W 14-6 |
12-14 |
WP-Corwin 2-0. |
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Sa 5/15 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-6 |
12-15 |
LP-Worthington 2-3. |
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Su 5/16 |
St. Paul |
W 15-9 |
13-15 |
WP-Byerly 2-2. Millers get 19 hits, including home runs by
Billy Klaus, Foster Castleman, Frank Baldwin, George Wilson, and Gail Harris. |
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M 5/17 |
at Kansas City Blues |
W 3-2 (10) |
14-15 |
WP-Monzant 2-1. |
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Tu 5/18 |
at Kansas City, rain |
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*W 5/19-1 |
at Kansas City |
W 7-5 |
15-15 |
WP-Constable 2-3. |
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W 5/19-2 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-1 |
16-15 |
WP-Worthington 3-3. |
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Tu 5/20 |
at Kansas City |
W 1-0 |
17-15 |
WP-Corwin 3-0. |
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F 5/21 |
Indianapolis Indians |
W 16-2 |
18-15 |
WP -Byerly 3-2. Millers now tied for second, 4-1/2 games
behind Indianapolis. Byerly strikes
out 10, allows only 2 runs on homers by Rocky Colavito (his league-leading
13th) and Joe Altobelli. Millers get
20 hits and knock out bonus-baby Billy Joe Davidson (signed by Cleveland in
1951 for a reported $150,000), who pitches to only 5 batters, retiring none
of them, in the 1st. Castleman gets 3
hits to raise his league-leading batting average to .370. Colavito gets 3 hits in the game. |
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Sa 5/22 |
Indianapolis |
W 8-6 |
19-15 |
WP-Monzant 3-1. Wilson homers and Rance Pless hits 2
homers, one a grand slam, as the Millers win their 7th straight and pull to
within 3-1/2 games of the Indians.
Colavito gets 4 hits, including a home run, and drives in 3 runs. |
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Su 5/23 |
Indianapolis |
L 9-12 (10) |
19-16 |
LP-Spencer 2-2. Colavito, hit on the elbow by a pitch his
first time up, hits 3 straight home runs and drives in 7. Colavito gets another hit to give him 11
hits, 5 home runs, and 11 RBIs in the series.
Indians win on Gale Wade's 3-run homer in the 10th off Spencer. |
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M 5/24 |
Kansas City |
W 6-5 |
20-16 |
WP-Constable
2-2. Millers take sole possession of
second place despite 2 home runs by Kansas City's Marv Throneberry. |
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Tu 5/25 |
Kansas City |
L 3-6 |
20-17 |
LP-Corwin 3-1. |
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W 5/26 |
Kansas City, rain |
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Th 5/27 |
Kansas City, rain |
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F 5/28 |
at Indianapolis |
W 3-2 |
21-17 |
WP-Monzant 4-1. |
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Sa 5/29 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-12 |
21-18 |
LP-Byerly 3-3. |
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Su 5/30 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-4 |
21-19 |
LP-Constable
3-4. Herb Score of Indianapolis walks
8 but allows only 3 scratch hits and strikes out 13. Colavito hits his 19th home run. |
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M 5/31
a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 0-4 |
21-20 |
LP-Corwin 3-2. |
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M 5/31
p.m. |
St. Paul |
W 6-3 |
22-20 |
WP-Worthington 4-3. |
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Tu 6/1 |
at St. Paul |
W 11-3 |
23-20 |
WP-Monzant 5-1. |
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W 6/2 |
St. Paul, rain |
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F 6/4 |
at Louisville |
L 2-5 |
23-21 |
LP-Constable 3-5. |
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Su 6/6-1 |
at Louisville |
W 2-1 |
24-21 |
WP-Corwin 4-2. |
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*Su 6/6-2 |
at Louisville |
W 8-4 |
25-21 |
WP-Singleton 1-1. |
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M 6/7 |
at Toledo |
L 2-5 |
25-22 |
LP-Monzant 5-2. |
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Tu 6/8 |
at Toledo |
L 4-5 |
25-23 |
LP-Fowler 2-3. |
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W 6/9 |
at Toledo |
L 7-11 |
25-24 |
LP-Constable 3-6. |
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Th 6/10 |
at Toledo |
L 0-9 |
25-25 |
LP-Worthington 4-4. |
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F 6/11 |
at Columbus |
L 7-8 |
25-26 |
LP-Spencer 2-3. |
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Sa 6/12 |
at Columbus |
L 6-9 |
25-27 |
LP-Monzant 5-3. |
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Su 6/13-1 |
at Columbus |
L 7-8 (10) |
25-28 |
LP-Constable 3-7. |
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*Su 6/13-2 |
at Columbus |
W 5-0 |
26-28 |
WP-Byerly 4-3. |
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M 6/14 |
at Charleston |
W 4-1 |
27-28 |
WP-Worthington 5-4. |
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Tu 6/15 |
at Charleston |
W 10-3 |
28-28 |
WP-Corwin 5-2. |
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W 6/16 |
at Charleston |
W 8-2 |
29-28 |
WP-Monzant 6-3. |
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F 618 |
Toledo |
W 3-1 |
30-28 |
WP-Byerly 5-3. |
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Sa 6/19 |
Toledo |
W 3-1 |
31-28 |
WP-Worthington 6-4 |
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Su 6/20-1 |
Toledo |
W 6-2 |
32-28 |
WP-Monzant 7-3. |
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*Su 6/20-2 |
Toledo |
W 7-1 |
33-28 |
WP-Constable 4-7. |
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M 6/21 |
Louisville |
L 2-3 (12) |
33-29 |
LP-Singleton 1-2. |
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Tu 6/22 |
Louisville |
W 12-5 |
34-29 |
WP-Corwin 6-2. |
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W 6/23 |
Louisville |
L 5-12 |
34-30 |
LP-Byerly 5-4. |
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Th 6/24 |
Columbus |
L 2-3 |
34-31 |
LP-Worthington 6-5. |
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*F 6/25-1 |
Columbus |
L 0-7 |
34-32 |
LP-Constable 4-8. |
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F 6/25-2 |
Columbus |
W 3-2 |
35-32 |
WP-Spencer 3-3. |
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Sa 6/26 |
Columbus |
W 3-2 |
36-32 |
WP-Spencer 4-3. |
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Su 6/27-1 |
Columbus |
L 5-10 |
36-33 |
LP-Spencer 4-4. |
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*Su 6/27-2 |
Columbus |
L 3-5 |
36-34 |
LP-Byerly 5-5. |
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M 6/28 |
Charleston, rain |
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*Tu 3/29-1 |
Charleston |
L 5-6 |
36-35 |
LP-Mario Picone 0-1. |
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Tu 6/29-2 |
Charleston |
W 5-4 |
37-35 |
WP-Worthington 7-5. |
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W 6/30 |
Charleston |
L 4-5 (11) |
37-36 |
LP-Spencer 4-5. In the last of the 9th inning, with
Charleston leading 4-3, manager Joe Becker moved lefthander Ross Grimsley to
right field and brought in righthander Tom Hurd, who gave up a game-tying
home run to Castleman. For the rest of
the game Becker alternated Hurd and Grimsley between the mound and right
field. The Millers had more
left-handed hitters in the linup, so Hurd faced only four batters and retired
only one. Grimsley did not allow a
runner during this time and got the win by scoring the winning run in the top
of the 11th after beating out a bunt to reach base and coming around on a
hit, sacrifice, and passed ball. |
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Th 7/1 |
Charleston |
L 1-3 |
37-37 |
LP-Corwin 6-3. |
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F 7/2 |
at St. Paul |
L 1-6 |
37-38 |
LP-Byerly 5-6. |
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Sa 7/3 |
St. Paul |
W 9-8 |
38-38 |
WP-Worthington 8-5. |
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Su 7/4 |
at St. Paul |
L 5-10 |
38-39 |
LP-Picone 0-2. |
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M 7/5 a.m. |
St Paul |
L 1-11 |
38-40 |
LP-Fowler 2-4. |
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M 7/5 p.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 3-4 |
38-41 |
LP-Corwin 6-4. |
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Tu 7/6 |
at Indianapolis |
W 4-1 |
39-41 |
WP-Byerly 6-6. |
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W 7/7 |
at Indianapolis, rain |
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*Th 7/8-1 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-3 |
40-41 |
WP-Worthington 9-5. |
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Th 7/8-2 |
at Indianapolis |
L 1-2 |
40-42 |
LP-Constable 4-9. |
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F 7/9 |
Kansas City, rain |
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*Sa 7/10-1 |
Kansas City |
L 4-8 |
40-43 |
LP-Spencer 4-6. |
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Sa 7/10-2 |
Kansas City |
L 4-7 |
40-44 |
LP-Fowler 2-5. |
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Su 7/11-1 |
Kansas City |
W 8-5 |
41-44 |
WP-Byerly 7-6. |
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*Su 7/11-2 |
Kansas City |
L 6-8 |
41-45 |
LP-Singleton 1-3. |
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M 7/12 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-7 |
41-46 |
LP-Constable
4-10. Herb Score pitches his third
shutout of the season to increase his record to 15-2, strikes out 17 and
doesn't walk a batter. |
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Tu 7/13 |
Indianapolis |
L 4-5 (10) |
41-47 |
LP-Spencer 4-7. |
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W 7/14 |
Indianapolis |
W 5-1 |
42-47 |
WP-Worthington 10-5. |
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Th 7/15 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-10 |
42-48 |
LP-Byerly 7-7. |
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F 7/16 |
at Kansas City |
L 1-4 |
42-49 |
LP-Constable 4-11. |
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Sa 7/17 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-4 |
43-49 |
WP-Fowler 3-5. |
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Su 7/18-1 |
at Kansas City |
W 2-0 |
44-49 |
WP-Worthington 11-5. |
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*Su 7/18-2 |
at Kansas City |
L 5-7 |
44-50 |
LP-Red Fahr 0-1. |
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M 7/19 |
at Columbus |
W 6-3 |
45-50 |
WP-Byerly 8-7. |
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*Tu 7/20-1 |
at Columbus, rain |
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Tu 7/20-2 |
at Columbus, rain |
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*W 7/21-1 |
at Columbus |
W 3-1 |
46-50 |
WP-Constable 5-11. |
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W 7/21-2 |
at Columbus |
W 22-8 |
47-50 |
WP-Bill Connolly
1-0. Ebba St. Claire hits 3 home runs
and drives in 8 runs. Wilson hits a
grand slam (17th home run for the season).
Gerry Thomas hits 3 home runs for Columbus. |
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*Th 7/22-1 |
at Columbus |
L 0-1 |
47-51 |
LP-Fowler 3-6. |
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Th 7/22-2 |
at Columbus |
L 2-3 |
47-52 |
LP-Worthington 11-6 |
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F 7/23 |
at Charleston |
L 3-4 |
47-53 |
LP-Singleton 1-4. |
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Sa 7/24 |
at Charleston |
W 3-1 |
48-53 |
WP-Fahr 1-1. |
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Su 7/25 |
at Charleston |
L 3-5 |
48-54 |
LP-Worthington 11-7. |
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Tu 7/27 |
Columbus |
W 6-1 |
49-54 |
WP-Constable 6-11. |
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W 7/28 |
Columbus |
L 6-11 |
49-55 |
LP-Byerly 8-8. |
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Th 7/29 |
Columbus |
W 10-2 |
50-55 |
WP-Connelly 2-0. |
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*F 7/30-1 |
Charleston, rain |
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F 7/30-2 |
Charleston, rain |
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Sa 7/31-1 |
Charleston |
W 6-5 (11) |
51-55 |
WP-Connelly 3-0. |
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*Sa 7/31-2 |
Charleston |
W 3-0 |
52-55 |
WP-Fowler 4-6. |
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Su 8/1-1 |
Charleston |
W 7-3 |
53-55 |
WP-Monzant 8-3. |
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*Su 8/1-2 |
Charleston |
W 3-2 |
54-55 |
WP-Fahr 2-1. |
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M 8/2 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-6 (11) |
55-55 |
WP-Constable 7-11. |
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Tu 8/3 |
St. Paul |
W 10-7 |
56-55 |
WP-Connelly 4-0. |
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W 8/4 |
at St. Paul |
L 3-6 |
56-56 |
LP-Fowler 4-7. |
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Th 8/5 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-3 (11) |
57-56 |
WP-Spencer 5-7. |
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F 8/6 |
at Indianapolis |
W 8-3 |
58-56 |
WP-Fahr 3-1. |
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Sa 8/7 |
at Indianapolis |
L 0-2 |
58-57 |
LP-Constable 7-12. |
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Su 8/8 |
at Indianapolis |
W 9-5 |
59-57 |
WP-Connelly 5-0. |
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M 8/9 |
American Association All-Star
Game at Indianapolis |
L 2-3 |
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Billy Klaus starts at
shortstop and Rance Pless pinch-hits (and singles) for Minneapolis. Losing pitcher-Bert Thiel of Toledo. First American Association All-Star Game
since 1946. |
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Tu 8/10 |
at St. Cloud Rox (ex.) |
W 10-6 |
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WP-Constable. Wilson homers, drives in 4 runs, and
pitches 2/3 of an inning. |
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W 8/11 |
New York Giants (ex.) |
W 6-5 |
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WP-Singleton. Paul Giel starts for the Giants before
8,800 fans in the first appearance of a major league team at Nicollet Park
since the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox played the Millers prior to the
1917 season. Millers score 2 unearned
runs in the 8th to win. |
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*Tu 8/12-1 |
at Louisville |
L 1-4 |
59-58 |
LP-Monzant 8-4. |
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Tu 8/21-2 |
at Louisville |
L 4-7 |
59-59 |
LP-Fahr 3-2. |
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F 8/13 |
at Louisville |
L 5-6 |
59-60 |
LP-Connelly 5-1. |
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Sa 8/14 |
at Louisville |
W 11-2 |
60-60 |
WP-Fowler 5-7. Wilson gets 4 hits. |
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Su 8/15 |
at Toledo |
W 15-3 |
61-60 |
WP-Constable
8-12. Wilson homers twice (23), Harris
homers (23). |
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M 8/16 |
at Toledo |
L 4-7 |
61-61 |
LP-Monzant 8-5. |
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Tu 8/17 |
at Toledo |
W 7-1 |
62-61 |
WP-Fahr 4-2. |
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W 8/18 |
at Toledo |
W 7-5 (13) |
63-61 |
WP-Spencer 6-7. |
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Th 8/19 |
Louisville |
W 5-4 |
64-61 |
WP-Fowler 6-7. |
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F 8/20 |
Louisville |
L 4-6 |
64-62 |
LP-Monzant 8-6. |
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Sa 8/21 |
Louisville |
L 3-6 |
64-63 |
LP-Fahr 4-3. |
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Su 8/22 |
Louisville |
L 9-13 |
64-64 |
LP-Connelly 5-2. |
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M 8/23 |
Toledo |
W 6-5 |
65-64 |
WP-Fahr 5-3. |
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Tu 8/24 |
Toledo |
W 5-2 |
66-64 |
WP-Monzant 9-6. |
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W 8/25 |
Toledo |
L 4-5 |
66-65 |
LP-Byerly 8-9. |
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Th 8/26 |
Toledo |
L 6-9 |
66-66 |
LP-Connelly 5-3. |
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F 8/27 |
at St. Paul |
L 4-7 |
66-67 |
LP-Fowler 6-8. |
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Sa 8/28 |
St. Paul |
W 10-4 |
67-67 |
WP-Monzant 10-6. Monzant strikes out 16 in 8-2/3
innings. Spencer strikes out 1 to end
the game. Harris homers. Pless drives in 4 runs and reaches 100 for
the season. |
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Su 8/29 |
St. Paul |
L 1-5 |
67-68 |
LP-Fahr 5-4. |
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*M 8/30-1 |
Kansas City |
W 10-5 |
68-68 |
WP-Byerly 9-9. HR-Gip Dickens, Chico Ibanez, Ray Mueller,
Harris. |
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M 8/30-2 |
Kansas City |
W 8-3 |
69-68 |
WP-Connelly 6-3. HR-Ibanez, Harris, St. Claire. Harris has 29 homers, trails Colavito by 5. |
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*Tu 8/31-1 |
Kansas City |
W 14-8 |
70-68 |
WP-Constable
9-12. HR-Wilson, Harris, Mueller. Harris drives in 3 runs to top 100 for the
season. |
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Tu 8/31-2 |
Kansas City |
L 6-7 |
70-69 |
LP-Fowler 6-9. HR-Klaus, St. Claire, Wilson, Harris. |
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W 9/1 |
Kansas City |
W 9-7 |
71-69 |
WP-Monzant 11-6. |
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Th 9/2 |
Indianapolis |
W 7-3 |
72-69 |
WP-Fahr 6-4. Despite losing, Indians clinch pennant as
Louisville loses. |
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F 9/3 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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Sa 9/4-1 |
Indianapolis |
L 2-5 |
72-70 |
LP-Constable 9-13. |
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*Sa 9/4-2 |
Indianapolis |
L 0-3 |
72-72 |
LP-Byerly 9-10 |
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Su 9/5-1 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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*Su 9/5-2 |
Indianapolis, rain |
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M 9/6 a.m. |
at St. Paul |
L 2-6 |
72-72 |
LP-Monzant 11-7. |
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M 9/6 p.m. |
St. Paul |
L 6-11 |
72-73 |
LP-Fahr 6-5. Saints hit 8 home runs in the doubleheader,
giving them 169 and breaking their season record of 167, set in 1931. With the sweep, Saints are within 1 game of
the fourth-place Millers. |
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Tu 9/7 |
at St. Paul |
W 7-4 |
73-73 |
WP-Connelly 7-3. |
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W 9/8 |
St. Paul |
W 6-2 |
74-73 |
WP-Constable 10-13. |
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Th 9/9 |
St. Paul |
W 5-2 |
75-73 |
WP-Byerly 10-10. Mllers clinch playoff spot. |
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F 9/10 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-1 |
76-73 |
WP-Joe Margoneri 1-0. |
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Sa 9/11 |
at Kansas City |
W 6-4 |
77-73 |
WP-Connelly 8-3. |
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Su 9/12 |
at Kansas City |
W 3-0 |
78-73 |
LP-Singleton
2-4. Final game in the history of the
Kansas City Blues. |
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Tu 9/14 |
at Indianapolis |
L 2-4 |
0-1 |
LP-Fahr. Down 2-0, Indians score 2 in the 7th and 2
in the 8th. Sam Jones starts for
Indianapolis as Herb Score (the league's Most Valuable Player and Rookie of
the Year who won 22 games and struck out 330 batters to set a new league
record) is out with pneumonia. (Score
missed the entire series with the Millers but pitched one game - allowing
only 1 hit over 10 innings while walking 10 and striking out 14 and getting a
no-decision - in the next series, against Louisville.) |
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W 9/15 |
at Indianapolis |
W 5-4 (14) |
1-1 |
WP-Constable. Indianapolis ties the game on Harry
Simpson's 1-out homer in the 9th.
Wilson doubles home Joe Bracchitta in the 14th for the winning run. |
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Th 9/16 |
at Indianapolis |
L 3-6 |
1-2 |
LP-Connelly. Down 3-0, Indians score 2 runs in the 6th,
7th, and 8th innings. |
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Sa 9/18 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-13 |
1-3 |
LP-Constable. Indianapolis builds 2-0 lead after 2-1/2
innings. Wilson and Harris homer for
the Millers off Jones. |
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Su 9/19 |
Indianapolis |
W 12-10 (10) |
2-3 |
WP-Connelly. |
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Millers carry 7-0 lead into the 6th when Joe Ginsberg cuts the
lead with a grand slam. Millers have
10-5 lead after 8. Simpson hits a
3-run homer with 1 out and Milt Nielsen follows with a homer. Constable relieves Byerly and gives up
double to Ginsberg. Hank Foiles
reaches first on a throwing error by Dickens at third, but first-baseman
Harris throws out Ginsberg trying to go to third on the play. Owen Friend singles to right, and the ball
goes through Wilson's legs. Foiles
tried to score and appeared he would be thrown out at the play, but the throw
from the outfield went through Mueller's legs, allowing Foiles to score the
tying run. In the 10th Dickens hit a
2-out, 2-run homer off Ted Wilks to win the game. Dickens hit for the cycle in the game. Millers get 19 hits. Wilks also got the loss in the 14-inning
game on September 15. |
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M 9/20 |
Indianapolis |
L 5-9 |
2-4 |
LP-Margoneri. Indianapolis builds 5-0 lead after 1-1/2,
aided by Simpson's 3-run homer.
Millers cut lead to 5-4, but the Indians score 4 in the 6th to open up
9-4 lead. Billy Joe Davidson gets the
win in relief. Millers have never
advanced beyond the first playoff round. |
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Manager |
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Indianapolis |
95 |
57 |
Kerby Farrell |
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Louisville |
85 |
68 |
Mike "Pinky"
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Minneapolis |
78 |
73 |
Bill Rigney |
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Columbus |
77 |
76 |
John Keane |
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St. Paul |
75 |
78 |
Clay Bryant |
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Toledo |
74 |
80 |
George Selkirk |
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Kansas City |
68 |
85 |
Harry Craft |
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Charleston |
59 |
94 |
Joe Becker |
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Games |
Batting Average |
Home Runs |
Runs Batted In |
Position |
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Bill Rigney |
43 |
.333 |
0 |
6 |
2b |
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Foster Castleman |
85 |
.317 |
11 |
59 |
2b |
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Gail Harris |
150 |
.309 |
34 |
113 |
1b |
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George Wilson |
136 |
.302 |
27 |
92 |
of |
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Chico Ibanez |
94 |
.302 |
5 |
31 |
2b |
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Rance Pless |
138 |
.290 |
18 |
109 |
3b |
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Don Lund |
42 |
.287 |
6 |
22 |
of |
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Grant Dunlap |
49 |
.284 |
4 |
28 |
of |
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Gip Dickens |
131 |
.281 |
15 |
67 |
3b-of |
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Billy Klaus |
150 |
.280 |
21 |
66 |
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Ray Mueller |
61 |
.266 |
5 |
19 |
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Harv Gentry |
113 |
.242 |
8 |
48 |
of |
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Joe Bracchitta |
104 |
.242 |
4 |
17 |
of |
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Frank Baldwin |
86 |
.240 |
2 |
31 |
c |
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Ray Berns |
16 |
.238 |
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2 |
of |
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Alex Cosmidis |
5 |
.188 |
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Ebba St. Claire |
51 |
.186 |
6 |
18 |
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IP |
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ERA |
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George Spencer |
68 |
97 |
6 |
7 |
3.15 |
All but 1 were in
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Al Corwin |
12 |
92 |
6 |
4 |
3.33 |
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Red Fahr* |
25 |
128 |
9 |
10 |
3.80 |
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Jim Singleton |
39 |
67 |
2 |
4 |
4.30 |
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Al Worthington |
24 |
152 |
11 |
7 |
4.32 |
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Jim Constable |
37 |
197 |
10 |
13 |
4.39 |
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Bud Byerly |
28 |
162 |
10 |
10 |
4.39 |
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Ramon Monzant |
27 |
161 |
11 |
7 |
4.42 |
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Alberto Osorio |
14 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
4.64 |
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Charley Fowler |
34 |
120 |
6 |
9 |
4.80 |
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Bill Connelly |
13 |
76 |
8 |
3 |
5.68 |
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Fred Sherkel |
14 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
6.43 |
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Joe Margoneri |
3 |
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1 |
0 |
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Pete Burnside |
6 |
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0 |
0 |
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Les Klesitz |
3 |
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0 |
0 |
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Monte Kennedy |
1 |
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0 |
0 |
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Mario Picone |
4 |
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2 |
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